Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Free Academy of Visual Art) was an
art school
An art school is an educational institution with a primary focus on practice and related theory in the visual arts and design. This includes fine art – especially illustration, painting, contemporary art, sculpture, and graphic design. T ...
in
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
,
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It was founded in 1947 by
Livinus van de Bundt. The last remaining part of the school, GEMAK, closed on December 4, 2015, after a 75% cut in its funding from the city of
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
. The final product of the school was the publication ''Exit GEMAK: All Art is Political , Kunst = Politiek.''
Directors
* 1947–1964
Livinus van de Bundt
* 1964–1982
George Lampe
* 1982–1984
team ad interim: Wil Bouthoorn, Stan Spoorenberg, Dieter Ludwig
* 1884–1988
Frans Zwartjes
* 1988–2001
Bob Bonies
* 2001–2009
Ingrid Rollema
* 2009–2015
Marie Jeanne de Rooij
Notable Students
* Hans Citroen
* Paul Citroen
* Jan Cremer
* Max Velthuijs
* Corneel Verlaan
* Co Westerik
* Martin Sjardijn
*
Jacob Zekveld
References
External links
Official website
Art schools in the Netherlands
Organisations based in The Hague
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